RazMan
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 11:32 PM |
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AMAZING GRACE
As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or
friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery in the Corryong back country.
As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical man, I didn't stop for directions.
I finally arrived over an hour late and saw that the funeral bloke had
evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the
diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch. I felt badly and
apologized to the men for being late.
I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was
already in place and earth covered most of it. I didn't know what else
to do, so I started to play. The workers put down their lunches and began
to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no
family and friends. I played like I've never played before for this poor,
homeless man.. And as I played 'Amazing Grace,' the workers began to weep. They
wept, I wept, we all wept together.
When I finished I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though
my head hung low, my heart was full.
As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, "I ain't
never seen nothin' like that before and I've been putting in septic tanks
for twenty years."
Apparently I was still lost...
Tony
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Macbeast
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| posted on 24/1/11 at 05:37 PM |
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Thanks people.
Most of those will go well in my speech as best man 
I'm addicted to brake fluid, but I can stop anytime.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 24/1/11 at 08:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Macbeast
Thanks people.
Most of those will go well in my speech as best man
Well Kiff, just say as many as you can as fast as you can
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